Five Hospitalized After Bar Shooting

[villager]

Source: NBC Columbus

Five Hospitalized After Bar Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio --

Several people are hospitalized after gunfire erupts at a local bar Monday night.

Around 11:10 p.m. Monday night Columbus police and fire personnel responded to a report of a shooting at Mike’s Lounge at N. Richardson Avenue and W. Broad St.

Upon arrival medics found up to 5 people that had been shot multiple times.

One male was transported to Mount Carmel West in critical condition. Four other victims were listed as traumas and take to area hospitals.

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Read more: http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/mar/07/several-hospitalized-after-bar-shooting-ar-416567/

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More guns in more bars! Yay! What a great fuckin' idea!

[X_Digger]

1. Did the shooter have a concealed handgun license? n/t

[CreekDog]

2. do you think the law should require someone have a license to carry a concealed weapon?

or not?

[X_Digger]

5. I'm ambivalent.

On the one hand, we don't require a license to practice religion, or a license to write a letter to your congressman.

On the other, we then wouldn't be able to track how well such folks obey the law (any law..)

ie,

[CreekDog]

9. then why did you ask that question?

as a preface to saying, "see, gun laws don't work"?

[X_Digger]

13. No, becuase villager's comment in the OP referenced upcoming leg in the Ohio House..

.. which only applies to concealed license holders.

Do try and keep up.

[pscot]

19. So gun ownership is like a religion?

That explains a lot, including the blood sacrifice so often required of its worshipers.

[CreekDog]

4. you didn't need to use the n/t

you could've used the body of the message to express some sadness over the people that were shot.

but that's not why you came to this thread is it?

[villager]

6. And I'm sure you rushed right over to express grief for the victims

Of course, that's not the kind of "damage control" you do in news threads about mass shootings, is it?

[X_Digger]

7. Just like you expressed sadness?

You really should have done that first before attempting to shame others for not doing so. Otherwise it looks kind of hypocritical.

Heck, you should castigate villager for the same- after all, he only tried to score political points- no sadness expressed.

[CreekDog]

8. but i didn't come here to advocate against guns

i do that sometimes, of course.

do you come to these shooting threads to defend guns?

[villager]

10. Well, I see several "ignored" posts here, so maybe you weren't originally talking to me?

Dunno -- could be my mistake in that case...

I am sad for the victims -- and all the future victims this stupid, NRA-written laws will give us... That's what I was getting at....

[CreekDog]

11. no i wasn't responding to you

and i completely agree with your post. :hi:

[villager]

12. well, then, a thousand pardons, CreekDog

I'm so used to these news posts about shootings becoming a series of rote NRA talking points -- sorry I mistook your response as one to me...

:hi:

[CreekDog]

16. i guess 5 getting shot doesn't qualify for LBN

anymore. :eyes:

[villager]

18. No -- mass shootings aren't "national" because they're so routine, apparently

Only each locality need worry about their own rampages...

[X_Digger]

15. Perhaps you missed Villager's commentary in the OP?

Nary a tear was shed, it was a swipe at upcoming legislation pending in the Ohio legislature.

[OhioChick]

3. Strickland was "for" this....

"Consider Democrat Strickland. The governor said he'll sign a lunatic Senate concealed-handgun bill if the House, too, passes the measure and sends it to Strickland's desk.

The bill would let people with concealed-weapons permits carry handguns in bars and other places with Ohio liquor permits. The Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police opposes that. The association said in legislative testimony it "has consistently opposed this from the beginning of the debate because alcohol and guns do not mix."

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/06/pandering_in_ohio_is_a_two-par.html

[TheWraith]

14. What they don't mention is that it's illegal to carry while drinking.

You can carry a weapon in a venue that has a liquor license, but you are not legally allowed to have even one drop of alcohol pass your lips while you have a gun in your possession.

[InkAddict]

17. Be careful out there....

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/mar/07/15/2-fatally-stabbed-2-wounded-during-hilliard-bar-fi-ar-416070/

Hilliard Bar Patrons Beat Double-Murder Suspect With Pool Cues
Hilliard Police Identifies Fatal Stabbing Victims, Suspect

Two people are fatally stabbed and another two are hurt when a knife is pulled during a Hilliard bar fight overnight Monday.

Hilliard police officers were called to VIP Lounge, 3650 Main St., at about 12:45 a.m. Monday.

There was an altercation of some sort at the sports bar, and a man pulled out a knife and cut and/or stabbed at least four people, according to Hilliard police.